Summary: Show Notes are updated in real time during the show.Circumventing the MI Constitution with ‘Immediate Effect’ procedure; Is the media to be trusted?; Rick Santorum suspends his bid for President; illusions of racism;

Guests:
Art Keller, former CIA officer, writer on intelligence and national security issues.

Hour 1: Circumventing the MI Constitution with ‘Immediate Effect’ procedure. Rachel Maddow called out House Republicans for using it 93% of the time over the past 450 bills, with no official roll call taken, including the Emergency Financial Manager Law. Turns out the Democrats were doing it too.

“And then they wonder why we do not trust our elected officials.” ~ Dilyn Corner’s comment on our Facebook Page

Hour 3: Former CIA officer and writer on intelligence and national security issues, Art Keller joins us to talk about Iran, is there a threat, the problem of heated rhetoric in international relations, what to make of the rhetoric coming from Republican Presidential candidates concerning Iran’s nuclear program. Keller is the author of Hollow Strength (15% off coupon code: paleoradio), a thriller novel about the CIA and Iran.